Chapter 124 I want to discuss a business deal with Boss Lin

There were several north winds some time ago and the temperature has dropped.

Before this, Lin Chuxia asked Hou Xiaobao to buy honeycomb coal for heating for her master.

Heating has not yet been popularized, so being able to burn honeycomb coal for heating is already a very good condition.

Worried about carbon monoxide poisoning from burning honeycomb briquettes, he even installed a chimney. Even so, he was still a little worried after not seeing Lin Chuxia for a few days.

When I entered the yard and saw a figure swaying in the house through the glass, my heart finally settled down a little.

"Master, what are you doing?" Lin Chuxia shouted as she walked into the house.

Grandpa He was fiddling with his flowers and plants on the kang. Now he had not just one pot, but several pots of flowers and plants of various shapes.

"What are you doing here again?" Mr. He looked up at her, then retracted his gaze when he saw that she looked fine. "Have you finished taking the medicine?"

"I've finished eating, I've finished eating, Master, have you been hoping that I'll get sick so you can take revenge on me? Why do I feel that the medicine is incredibly bitter? I've never eaten such bitter medicine before."

"What do you mean by taking the opportunity to take revenge? Haven't you heard that good medicine tastes bitter?" Old Master He glared at her. "If you're really afraid that I'll take the opportunity to take revenge on you, you can make bitter medicine for me. How many medical books have you read before?"

Lin Chuxia suddenly felt guilty and took an apple from the bag and handed it over, "Master, try this apple, it's very sweet."

Mr. He snorted coldly, took the apple and took a bite.

Lin Chuxia immediately went to help him take care of the flowers and plants with a playful smile.

When asked why the old man didn't go to the bun shop these days, he said mercilessly that he was afraid that Lin Chuxia would infect him with the disease and didn't want to eat buns with the virus.

Lin Chuxia felt that the reason their master-disciple relationship could continue was really because of her kindness.

After leaving Mr. He’s place, Lin Chuxia went to the steamed bun shop in the city.

It was dinner time and the bun shop was quite crowded. Qin Wu and Zhou Hongmei were still selling takeout. In the shop, Qin Lihua and Chen Chunhua were busy, and Zhang Guilan was collecting money at the front desk.

Although they were busy with their work, several people looked somewhat solemn.

Seeing Lin Chuxia coming over, Qin Lihua was close to the door and called out softly, "Fourth Aunt!"

"What's wrong?" Lin Chuxia also noticed something strange.

Qin Lihua glanced at the office inside and shook her head, "I don't know either."

Zhang Guilan also saw Lin Chuxia at this moment and came over to greet her. "Sister-in-law, you are here. How are you? Are you feeling better?"

"It's all right now," Lin Chuxia responded, "Where's my brother?"

Zhang Guilan took Lin Chuxia to a deserted place and said, "Your eldest brother is in the office. Someone from the food store just came to look for your eldest brother. He came once a few days ago to ask who is in charge of our store. Your eldest brother sent him away. I didn't expect him to come again today. It should be about the prepared food business."

Lin Chuxia nodded, "I'll go take a look."

She went straight to the office and as soon as she entered, she saw a middle-aged man in his 40s wearing a Zhongshan suit with a pen in his shirt pocket.

The food store is affiliated with the food factory. Unlike their individual private businesses, the person in charge does not need to come into contact with the products. He sits in the office and only makes the final decisions.

The man obviously knew Lin Chuxia. When he saw her come in, he didn't stand up in a hurry. Instead, he smiled and said, "It's not easy to meet Boss Lin."

Lin Chuxia secretly raised her eyebrows as she looked at his calm demeanor.

As expected of the head of a state-owned enterprise, he is so arrogant.

His elder brother Qin Han had already stood up, but this guy was sitting as steady as a rock.

If she guessed correctly, the other party came to their store to find her again and again. This was because he wanted to ask something of her, or to negotiate terms with her.

No matter which aspect it is, it is a passive party.

The fact that a passive party still has such an air of arrogance is enough to show that this person doesn't take their store or her seriously at all.

Lin Chuxia smiled and looked at Qin Han as she walked into the house. "Who is this?"

Qin Han gave up the main seat and introduced, "This is Director Gao of the Food Factory Food Store."

"oh!"

Lin Chuxia clearly saw that when Qin Han mentioned Director Gao, the other party slightly puffed out his chest.

She smiled slightly, "Director Gao, you are honored to visit me. What's the matter?"

Gao Hui's face twitched coldly, and he asked in a questioning tone, "Boss Lin really knows how to choose a location. He opened a store here. Is he trying to compete with the food factory?"

When they originally heard that a steamed bun shop was going to open here, they didn't take it seriously. It was only after it opened that they realized it was Qin's Steamed Bun Shop.

They had heard before that Qin Ji’s cooked food was very popular among the people, but even so, they didn’t care.

Even if a small self-employed person opens a shop opposite their food store, it will not have much impact.

Their food factory has a history of several decades.

As a result, since the Qin Ji Baozi Shop opened, their food store's business has been getting worse day by day, and the number of customers has been decreasing day by day.

We used to sell 100 to 180 kilograms of cooked food a day, but now we can’t even sell 60 kilograms.

If this continues, he, the director, will be punished.

"Director Gao, you are flattering me. We are a small business owner. How dare we compete with the food factory?" Lin Chuxia ignored him.

Gao Hui looked at the woman in front of him. She was a very beautiful woman, not very old, but her demeanor was calm beyond her age, even calmer than Qin Han, whom he had just met.

What he had just said was a test, and the result of the test was that this woman was not easy to deal with.

He exhaled lightly, "I came here this time to discuss a business deal with Boss Lin."

Lin Chuxia looked at him and still didn't respond.

Gao Hui could only continue, "I've eaten the cooked food in your bun shop, and it tastes really good. The food factory has been exploring ways to improve the taste of food in recent years, but has not achieved any outstanding results. Qin's cooked food is really eye-catching, so the food factory has decided to purchase the food formula of Qin's cooked food to improve the food quality of the food factory. This is also a great thing that benefits the country and the people. Boss Lin can offer a price, and as long as the price is reasonable, the food factory will accept it."

Lin Chuxia smiled meaningfully. Only a large state-owned enterprise could make such a high-sounding statement about bullying its peers.

It’s a pity that the sense of superiority given by decades of planned economy has now made them face the reality.

"I'm sorry, I don't plan to give you the food formula."

Gao Hui frowned slightly, "Boss Lin, I hope you've thought it over before you speak. There's no benefit in competing with a food factory. Isn't it better for you to just sell your buns?"

"Director Gao, I still say the same thing. I am doing my business and I don't want to compete with anyone. The country's opening of the market is to encourage individual business and diversified operations. I sell steamed buns and cooked food, and I don't infringe on anyone's interests. If there is any infringement, it is just fair competition."